I didn't think it looked new but wasn't sure... Same ole same ole... I prefer the clean Sandtroopers... You got more gear thus more value. More troops are nice but for $10+ you seriously need to put some new in there for anyone to care. Ball jointed wrists or at least a lot of rehash weapons n gear.

Not trying to excuse this clone, since it looks like crap, but maybe Hasbro was using a shot with an unfinished digital model or bright lighting as reference? In any case it's bizarre since they got the paint apps spot on for the Legacy/Build-A-Droid release. Hopefully this Black Series version is corrected before release.

I see Yoda's News has posted some loose shots of the 41st Clone and Stormtrooper which confirm the paint apps on the 41st are missing and not just washed out by the flash or something. Stormtrooper still looks like the Dewback Sandie minus gear to me. Not sure if it's got the removable helm like the VC41 did.

Agreed on Pablo... He's awesome, and long overdue IMO. I want 2 of him actually.

I figure the Hasbro official pics don't always match up to production so I'm willing to still give them some leeway, but at this point I think this was probably all cost-saving or simple factory laziness... The way the Legends and Mission Series are described makes me think quality's taking a nosedive this year with Hasbro. Not that it was perfect the last 3 or 4 years either.